McCarthy Named Player of the Year

Thomas McCarthy.

Apr 26, 2010

Also Named First Team All-Ivy

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Junior Thomas McCarthy
has been named Ivy League Player of the Year and first team
All-Ivy. The members of the All-Ivy teams were determined by
virtue of their individual finish at the Ivy League Championship
this past weekend at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J.
The first team is composed of the top-five finishers, while the
second team is comprised of sixth place through 10th place.
The Ivy League Player of the Year award was voted on by the eight
head men's golf coaches of the Ivy League.

McCarthy had a spectacular season from start to finish, winning
two tournaments and tying for second in another. McCarthy won
both the Macdonald Cup and the Princeton Invitational, leading the
Bulldogs to a team victory in both. In the Macdonald Cup,
McCarthy shot three straight rounds under par of 69 (-1), 66 (-4)
and 69 (-1) to finish at six under par. At the Princeton
Invitational, two of his three rounds were under par. He shot
67 (-4), 70 (-1) and 73 (+2) to finish at four under for the
tournament. McCarthy's other top five finishes were a tie for
second at the Caves Valley Spring Intercollegiate, a third at the
Ivy League Championships and fourth-place finish at the George
Washington Invitational. At the Ivy League Championships,
McCarthy shot rounds of 76 (+6), 71 (+1) and 69 (-1) to finish at
six over par. He was just two shots back of the winner Clark
Granum of Columbia.

McCarthy's selection as player of the year was a credit to not
only to his two tournament victories, but also his 73.10
stroke scoring average. His lowest round of the year was a 66
which he shot twice, once at the George Washington Invitational and
once at the Macdonald Cup.